micropylar

micropylar

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  • Micropylar — Micropyle Mi cro*pyle, n. [Micro + Gr. ? gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle.] (Biol.) (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. (b) An opening in the outer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • micropylar — adjective see micropyle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • micropylar — adjective Of or pertaining to micropyles …   Wiktionary

  • micropylar — adj. of or pertaining to a micropyle (Zoology, Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • micropylar — mi·cro·py·lar …   English syllables

  • micropylar — adjective of or relating to a micropyle • Pertains to noun: ↑micropyle …   Useful english dictionary

  • micropyle — micropylar, adj. /muy kreuh puyl /, n. 1. Zool. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects. 2. Bot. the minute orifice or opening in the integuments of an ovule. See diag. under orthotropous. [1815… …   Universalium

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  • conifer — /koh neuh feuhr, kon euh /, n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies… …   Universalium

  • seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

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